Item: Zoho Analytics
Rating: 8
Author: Edward Bothma

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have been investigating an embedded data visualization capability to speed up time to market of an app we have developed. Zoho costs are attractive and self service is comprehensive. We find the mapping charts to be a little limited for our use.

Pros and Cons

Loading of simple data sets
Automation of loading process
Quality of visualisations
Selection of charts available

Mapping - New feature needs refinement. Specifically a more detailed base map and an "error handling" or "representative sample" visualisation for larger point datasets.
Website usability of service / Responsiveness during building of reports
Level of control on Ranges for Legends in certain charts. A legend rang is automatically selected which does not allow the user to select a color palette suitable to the customer's requirements.

Alternatives Considered

Qlik Clound Business

Qlik is far superior for developing a B.I. application, but the cost is too expensive to embed the functionality into another software platform.

Data Integration

We still use FTP. This has made it very simple to integrate flat datasets with Zoho. We will move to web services later on, but this made it easy to get automated very quickly.

Collaboration and Sharing

Comprehensive. Nothing that has limited us so far.

Other Software Used

Qlik Sense, Azure SQL Database

Likelihood to Recommend

Commercially, Zoho makes a lot of sense. An ideal app would include the commercial terms of Zoho and functionality of Qlik Sense.

Review of Zoho Reports from an IT manager in South Africa

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Zoho Reports